‘”Playing five minutes, it’s extremely tough,” he said. “You play a couple shifts here and there. I think I played one shift in the second period [his final one of three came with 6:52 left], and I think my next shift came about an hour and a half later [he played one shift in the third, with 13:08 to play]. It’s extremely tough to do, but that’s the position that I’m in. I have to try and do my best with what I’m given.”‘